Enhanced Protections Against Fraud

To provide greater security, the Direct Deposit Authorization form now requires payees to provide both the current and new direct deposit information when requesting changes.

How Does Your Agency Rate?

How is your agency doing with
direct deposit participation? Find out by checking your Agency
Direct Deposit Percentage. This page lets you know the percentage of payments
you submitted via direct deposit in the past month.

To review how your agency’s direct deposit percentage has been increased over time, email Payment Services at tins.mail@cpa.texas.gov to request a customized report for your agency.

Ensure Cities and Counties Are Paid by Direct Deposit

Texas Government Code 403.016 (c) (2) states that governmental entities are required to receive recurring state payments by direct deposit. State agencies should pay other governmental entities by direct deposit unless there are special circumstances that require a warrant.

The Comptroller’s office is helping Texas cities and counties set up direct deposit instructions on all their mail codes. This ongoing project includes cleaning up existing mail codes.

If you must set up a new mail code for a city or county, please be sure to include direct deposit instructions. Do not establish unnecessary mail codes. If you have questions, contact Payment Services at (512) 936-8138 or tins.mail@cpa.texas.gov.